Uranus went stationary retrograde at 3 Taurus on August 7, and Saturn goes stationary direct at 3 Capricorn on September 6. These indicate major sea changes in their respective areas of influence, and the trine they’ve been making since November 2016 (with a break for a tredecile not long ago!) strengthened our Spirit in 2017 wherever we have the last decan of Aries, Gemini, Leo, Libra, Sagittarius, and Aquarius, and wherever we have the first decan of Taurus, Cancer, Virgo, Scorpio, Capricorn, and Pisces since May 2018.

The fact that both of these heavyweight outer planets hit their stations within a few weeks of each other signifies we’re going through a period when we hit dual “threshold states,” each one beginning a review of innovations and revolutions just past, and structures and duties already realized, reviewed, and ready to be fulfilled. This has been going on for quite a few years, and I believe the aspects they make during these stationary events are indicative of how easy or difficult these sea changes are.

In 2011, Saturn went direct at 11 Libra in mid-June while Uranus went RX at 5 Aries in early July, an opposition that separated over the following months. This indicated the polarity of oppositional energy passed into tensional awareness the second half of 2011, eventually becoming a waning triseptile in late 2011 and early 2012.

In 2012, Saturn went direct at 23 Libra in late June while Uranus went RX 9 Aries in early July, an “undecaquartisextile” or 165 degree aspect. It is said this combines both harmonious and disruptive influences. The second half of 2012 they moved into another waning triseptile and then quincunx, settling into a biquintile in early 2013.

In 2013, Saturn went direct at 5 Scorpio in early July, while Uranus went RX at 13 Aries about a week later. While this is not an aspect, from there they went on to make another triseptile, then quincunx, and biquintile through the end of the year.

In 2014, Saturn went direct at 17 Scorpio within a few hours of Uranus going SRX at 17 Aries. That was a very powerful quincunx that dominated that period, and forced a lot of practical adjustment, attention to health, and adaptability in understanding things from multiple angles of approach. The second half of 2014 they made a biquintile, settling into the first of several sesquisquares in late 2014.

In 2015, Uranus went stationary retrograde at 21 Aries in late July just a few days before Saturn went direct at 29 Scorpio in early August. This isn’t an aspect, and from there they began to make a series of sesquisquares to each other. By the end of 2015 they began to be within orb of a trine, but receded from their paths before making it.

In 2016, Uranus went stationary retrograde at 25 Aries in late July about 2 weeks before Saturn went direct at 9 Sagittarius in mid-August. This was an almost exact sesquisquare, which are 8th harmonic aspects, along with semisquares, squares, and oppositions. Sesquisquares can happen from planets in signs that are harmonious, or disharmonious.

All sesquisquares are frictional and interactive. That began a period of agitation and disharmony, even though both planets were in signs that ordinarily are harmonious with each other. That marked a period of agitation in our charts wherever we had Sagittarius and Aries in our charts. It was friction without crisis, spurring us to act in a deliberate way to understand and act on something in the houses involved in our charts.

Last year I gave you an example of how this worked out in my own life. At that time, Saturn was on the border of my 4th and 5th houses, and Uranus was in my 9th approaching my MC. At that time I realized through frictional (sesquisquare) events that I will be moving at some point in the not-distant future (4th house), and also realized I want to write a children’s book (5th house is children). Of course, each of these will take time and planning (Saturn). And by the time Saturn went retrograde in early 2017, I had in fact made a substantial life move.

In 2017, Uranus went stationary retrograde at 29 Aries in early August about 3 weeks before Saturn went direct at 22 Sagittarius in late August. This was during the heart of the Grand Fire Trines, and stabilized and harmonized the areas of our lives where we have the last part of the Fire and Air signs.

We now have Uranus retrograde at 3 Taurus, and Saturn direct at 3 Capricorn. This opens up 3 Virgo as a Grand Earth Trine point, indicating by blending the established and innovative we can understand inner powers as well as outer “guardian angels” who are giving us Divine help when human efforts seem to fail. As this is one of the ongoing themes of TransPluto, the planet symbolizing Divine Mother, it seems that Divine Mother energy is now stabilizing with the Divine Awakener to focus a harmony of understanding and stable function expressed through Saturn, our “Spiritual Master and Spiritual Friend.”

So take a look at where Saturn is in your chart, since it’s the timekeeper helping you restructure that part of your life. Look to where Uranus is, since it’s helping you see ways to break free of binding conditions and claim your spiritual individuality. Wherever this is happening, a) in 2017 you experienced a harmonizing of Solar Fire with Fire by friction to become inspired in your understanding of how to blend your Destiny with your need to be free to BE your individuality, and b) in 2018 you are experiencing how to ground and make real this innovative freedom that allows you to take command of your Destiny.

We’ve all been learning which parts we’re singing in the Cosmic Choir, and will now take a final look at where the beginning of Taurus intersects with the end of Aries. Keep reviewing what you’ve awakened to that has shown your part to sing in the Cosmic Choir on the Stage of Life. Now we’ve awakened to a greater, more effective individuality, and can move forward with confidence in the understanding we’ve attained and the structures we’ve built since January.